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The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding held commencement exercises Saturday and welcomed 157 graduates to new careers. The ceremony, held at Liberty Baptist Church Worship Center in Hampton, also marked a milestone with the school's 10,000th graduate, Sara Ruggles, a former waitress who jump-started her career thanks to the school. The keynote speaker was John C. Harvey, a retired four-star admiral who now serves as Virginia's secretary of veterans and defense affairs. Harvey urged the Class of 2014 to sustain the mission of Newport News, that of building quality ships. "That is what this day is really about -- how will you sustain that unique and...

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The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding held commencement exercises Saturday and welcomed 157 graduates to new careers.
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Stoller Newport News Nuclear, a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries, announced on Monday the promotion of Gerald Boyd to vice president of business development.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries on Wednesday announced the crreation of a new company that combines the expertise of two of its smaller units: S.M. Stoller and Newport News Nuclear.
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With 2014 rapidly drawing to a conclusion, it's only appropriate to begin to take stock of the year ahead.
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A site on Washington Avenue between 45th and 46th streets in Newport News will be the location for a new family health center for shipyard employees and their families, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Thursday.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries plans to build a health-care center for its Newport News shipyard employees on Washington Avenue between 45th and 46th streets, the company said Thursday.
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